Display-cabinet.



' c. A. HAMILTON.

DISPLAY CABINET. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1909.

Patented May 28, 1912.

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APPLICATION PILEDZJUNE 26, 1909.

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nNITED STATES PATENT oFFroE. 1

CHARLES A. HAMILTON, or rain, rntmorsnssrenoza or ONE-HALF To JULIUS BBOEHL, or rANA, ILLINOIS. f

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed J'une26, 1909. Serial No. 504,576.

Ton, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pana, Christian county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Cabinets; and my preferred manner of carrying out the mvention is set forth in the following full, clear, and exact description, terminating wit-h claims particularly specifying the novelty.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of appliances and store fixtures utilized in displaying laces, ribbons and such articles which'are usually wound upon spools or drums, journaled within a casing; and primarily my invention seeks to provide a display cabinet of a character herein set forth showing a neat, compact and readily accessible construction whereby a large variety of different styles and patterns of goods displayed can be conveniently and advantageously displayed upon a store counter or stand, and immediate access had to any particular style or kind of goods therein without the necessity of unwinding or disturbing other goods jointly displayed therewith.

In its most applicable sense, my invention comprises of a number oftrays adapted to receive spools or drums and mounted in a horizontal position in a revoluble carrier,

each of which is independently journaled on and within secondary arms of said revoluble carrier, said arms forming a secondary base out of contact with the frame thereon and free on either side of the j ournal and adapted to rotate upon said journal.

The revoluble carrier is mounted upon a stand having an upright, said carrier being composed of four oppositely directed arms or bases meeting to form a journal around said upright and their outer extremities pro vided with a slidable secondary arm upon and within which said trays are mounted. The trays are mounted vertically between said secondary arms and when the cabinet is closed, one side of the tray is open or exposed and each tray abuts or overlaps the end of the adjacent tray, thus when the cabinet is in a closed position it constitutes a square with four exposed sides; this meeting of the trays is more clearly shown in Fig. 3. When it isdesired to display the.

goods on the inner side of the tray the same is brought forward or outward from the standard on the secondary arms to a suificient distance to allow the tray to revolve on its journal between the upper and lower secondary arms of the frame, the said outward movement being limited in the detail of the secondary arm; this movement together with the journaling of the same makes each tray revolve independent of the main frame and it becomes possible to display goods mounted in either or both sides of the trays.

In its subordinate features, my invention consists in a certain novel combination and construction of parts including a peculiar mounting of the trays and further means for preventing the continual unwinding of the goods on the spool or drum therein, all of which will hereinafter more fully appear and be specifically pointed out in the specification and appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof.

Figure 1 is a side view-of the device embodying my invention closed; Fig. 2 is a view of the device open; Fig; 3 is a plan view of the device, Fig. 4 is a view of the frame with the trays removed; Fig. 5 is a view of the main and secondary arms; Fig. 4 6 1s a fragmentary v1ew of the spool rack 8 removed; Fig. 7 is an end view of the spool or drum.

In practlcal constructlon, my improved cabinet embodies a base 10 having an upright or standard 11 upon which are journaled two bearing frames 12 and 12*, the former mounted near the top of the standard 11 and the latter at the base thereof.

The said frames 12 and 12 are provided by preference with outwardly extending arms as 14 and the said arms 14 are adapted to receive secondary supporing arms 15. The frames 12 and 12" have respective arms 14 and 15 directly opposite and are connected with journalingpins 16, said pins 16' being 1 horizontal with and parallel to the standard 11.

Individual trays 13 adapted to receive multiplicity of spools or drums 18 having double display surfaces, that is, open upon either or both sides as 13 and 13", are mounted horizontally to the standard 11 upon the secondary arms 15 of the base 145 and within the secondary arms 15 of the upper frame 12 being journaled thereon by means of the pin 16 which engages the said trays 13 centrally as shown'at 19 in Fig. 3. The said secondary arms 15 are slidable within the arms 14 as shown in Fig. 5 and when the trays 13 are mounted therein it is likewise possible to slidably operate the same away from the frames 12 and 12 in a manner to allow the said trays 13 to revolve independently of the main frame, the first position being shown in Fig. 3 at 17' in dotted line, its fixed position prior to removal out of contact with the main frame being shown at 17 in Fig. 3, and other positions which it may assume are shown at 17, 17 and 17 thus making it possible to display the goods contained upon the spools 18 on either side of the double trays 13, as will be more clearly seen in Fig. 2. The removal of the trays 13 upon the secondary arms 15 out of contact with the frames 12 and 12 and out of contact with each other makes it possible for each of the number of the trays here mounted to revolve independently of each other and out of contact with the main frames, and when closed, regardless of the side or face turned inwardly the opposite ends of one tray laps the end of the contacting tray as the frame closes and forms therewith a square, individual, revoluble display cabinet open on four sides.

lVith the trays 13 all removed, the frames 12 and 12 appear with the corresponding arms 1 1 and secondary arms 15 as shown in Fig. at and in this construction the pins 16 extend through both corresponding secondary arms on the frames 12 and 12 being continuous, passing through the trays, although this is merely a matter of construc tion and the trays may be pivoted at thein connections with the secondary arms 15 and the spirit of the invention will still be com plete.

In Fig. 5 the detail of the arm 14 is shown in which is incased the secondary arm 15 slidable therein and I provide a stop 20 for limiting the outward movement of the arm and thus prevent dislodgment or displacement of the same, and likewise regulate the distance from which the trays 13 may be drawn from the frames 12 and 12* making it possible for the operator to work the trays 13 in such a manner as to not interfere with its independent rotating movement. The stop 20 is suitably mounted within the hollow or well 21 of the arm Is as at 22 and its inner extremity fits into a notch 23 on the surface of the secondary arm 15, manner of arrangement and material here being immaterial so long as my objects are concerned.

In Fig. 6, I show a fragmentary view of the holder 27 wherein the spools 18 are mounted and retained, and the pinion or journal 24: of the spool fits slidably into the serration 25 and drops into the well26 therein and thus the spool or drum 18 is retained. The force or pressure brought against it in the unwinding of the material is brought to bear within the well 26 and this is a guard against dislodgment of the spool and assists in the efliciency of the device. These holders 27 may be mounted in any desired manner, but are preferably horizontal to the tray and parallel to the sides thereof.

In Fig. 7, I show an end View of the spool or drum 18 enlarged wherein the pinion or journal 24 is mounted off center, more clearly illustrated in Fig. 7, to allow a greater weight of the spool to rest upon one side of the journal 2st, and in so doing, the party operating the device will necessarily pull or force the rotation of the spool within the cabinet; thus I provide against involuntary unwinding of the material from the spool or drum 18 when the goods thereon is examined, or the unwinding of a greater amount than desired when the same is cut er drawn off of the spool.

\Vhat I claim as new is:

1. In an article of manufacture, the 0011b bination with a base, and a standard mounted thereon, of an upper and a lower frame rotatable around the axis of said standard, a plurality of arms projecting outwardly from said frames in a direction tangential to its axis of rotation, the arms on the upper frame being directly above those of the lower frame, a tangentially slidable member carried by each outwardly projecting arm, and a display tray pivotally mounted between the'outer ends of each pair of vertically disposed sliding members.

2. In an article of manufacture, the combination of a base, and a standard mounted thereon, of an upper and a lower frame ro tatable around the axis of said standard, a plurality of horizontal arms projecting outwardly from said frame, the respective arms of one frame being vertically disposed with relation to like arms of the other frame, a slidable member mounted in each arm, and a plurality of display trays mounted each on a pair of slidable members by a vertical pivot, whereby the trays may be moved inwardly and turned on their pivots to bring their sides into contact to form a cabinet, and each tray be independently drawn out and rotated about its pivot.

3. I11 an article of manufacture, the combination with a base, and a standard mounted thereon, of an upper and a lower frame rotatable around the axis of said standard, pairs of horizontal arms projecting outwardly from said frames in a direction tangentially to the axis of rotation and in vertical relation to each other, a longitudinally slidable means carried by each of said arms, and a display tray pivotally mounted between the outer ends of each pair of said sliding means whereby the trays may be moved inwardly and turned on their pivots at right angles to the sliding means to bring said trays into contact to form a closed rectangular cabinet, or be drawn out independin each arm, means within each arm for limiting the inward and outward movement of each sliding member, and a display tray pivotally mounted between the outer ends of each vertically disposed pair of sliding members adapted when drawn out to be rotated independently of the other trays, and when pushed in the tangential arrangement of the members permit the trays to be turned on their pivots and against one another to form a closed rectangular cabinet.

5. In a device of the kind described, a base, a standard, a pair of frames journaled to said standard and adapted to rotate thereabout independently of the base, secondary arms slidable in said frame, apertures in the outer extremity thereof, trays adapted to fit between said secondary arms, a pin'passing through said aperture and centrally through said tray, and means out of contact with the tray for limiting the outward movement thereof. Q

6. In combination, a base, a standard, a pair of frames journaled thereon connected in a manner that the outward extending arms of each frame correspond, slidable means within the arms for carrying display trays, and trays mounted therein in a manner that in their positions, each tray abuts and overlaps one end of the connecting tray in which position they form on said standard, a rotatable cabinet having four exposed sides and means when out of contact with each other and with the frame for revolving independently of each other and of the frame.

Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my signature, this 8th day of June, A, D. 1909.

CHARLES A. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

J OHN L. WADDELL, VIRGINIA HAMILTON.

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